Mail-bag



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C. VAN INWEGEN.

MAIL BAG.

Patented Apr. 29. 1890.

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CHARLES VAN INVVEGEN, OF MONGAUP, NEV YORK.

MAIL-TMG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,746, dated April2.9, 1890.

Application filed April 16, 1889.

To all wir/0711, t may concern.:

Be it known that I, CHARLES VAN INWEGEN, of Mongaup, in the county ofSullivan and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedMail-Bag, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a mail bag or pouch having suchconstruction as to facilitate the handling of mail-matterthat is,constructed to obviate the hinderances and veXation incident to thepouches in common use; and to this end my invention consists of adraw-strap applied to the center of the pouch and a spring-grip for thesame, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper part of a mail-bag having myinvention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same online Qc a: of Fig. I; and Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the grip, showingthe same open and with a modified spring.

The bodyT A of the bag or pouch may be of leather, canvas, or any othersuitable material, and it is provided at the top with the frame B and atthe centerwith the draw-strap C and grip D therefor, provided withahandle D ,to facili-tate the lifting of the bag.

The

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springs-either metal or rubber springs-j j, which normally hold theedges k la of the blocks together or gripped upon the strap C, forholding it iirmly. By turning the blocks 7L h on the hinges t" the edges7c will be opened and release the strap C, so' that it may be easilydrawn through the grip in either direction.

In the face of each block h 7a is {itt-ed a spring-actuated point or pint, which Iare adapted to enter holes in the strap C, to act asbuckle-tongues to hold the strap from slipping through the grip.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the springj, which closes the grip-blocks h h',placed at the back or inner surface of the blocks.

Having thus -`described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A inail-bag having a draw-strap applied to the center thereof, incombination with a grip comprising two blocks, each attached to the bagand hinged to each other andformed with square meeting faces normallyheld in Contact with the draw-strap by springs applied to the blocks,substantially as described.

2. The grip comprising two sections hinged together at their lower orinner surfaces, one of said sections being provided with ahandle D', incombination with a spring or springs applied to the sections for closingtheir outer edges upon a strap or other object placed between them,substantially as described.

CHARLES VAN INWEGEN.

Vitnesses:

C. F. VAN INWEGEN, S. I.. MAPEs.

